what lenses would you bring for travel?

the.forumer wrote in post #14671836
weight isn't an issue to me but size is.
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what do you guys think?

AlanU wrote in post #14671922
You will start to feel like a mule holding heavy gear. Your gonna be more concerned about your gear than enjoying your holiday.

This.

I took too much gear on my last trip, and I only took two bodies and two lenses. I would take a simple setup and just enjoy yourself, rather than burdening yourself with that much gear.

I normally carry my 24-70 L 2,8 and 135mm prime.

If there is additional room , i also tag along the 70-200 L 2.8

My last 2 sunny, beach, family holidays have been 5D2 & 50/1.4

If I were to go somewhere where I wanted to capture lanscape/scenery or architecture I'd take the 17-40L

If you've a secure place to keep it in the hotel/room then take one lens/body for UWA & the other for portraits

5D + 100 2.8 macro (portraits/food) and 17-35 (cityscapes, landscapes). Done. Travel light.

I would not travel anywhere without my 70-200mm f4L IS lens. I match that with a 17-55mm f/2.8 IS on a pair of 1.6x cameras. See my China galleries at the smugmug link below. They were all shot with those two lenses on a 30D and a 40D.

Advantage of the 70-200mm f/4L IS over the f/2.8L (series) is that the F4L IS lens is far lighter in weight. In fact, I can carry the f/4L IS AND a second camera at the weight of the f/2.8L lens alone...

LeeRatters wrote in post #14673184
My last 2 sunny, beach, family holidays have been 5D2 & 50/1.4

If I were to go somewhere where I wanted to capture lanscape/scenery or architecture I'd take the 17-40L

If you've a secure place to keep it in the hotel/room then take one lens/body for UWA & the other for portraits

What kind of car is that in your avatar? Is it yours? Looks cool!

I would without a doubt bring a prime for faster shutter speeds. I think over 95% of my photos I take on trips are using available light. f/2.8 is slow for indoor photography in a high percentage of cases. zoom and primes compliment each other.

LowriderS10 wrote in post #14673469
What kind of car is that in your avatar? Is it yours? Looks cool!

Thanks!!

1971 Ford Escort. Owned since 1996 & currently undergoing restoration work since the end of 2009!!

It is interesting to note that nobody asked the OP as to where he was going to travel, and the answer greatly depends on that. On a trip to Costa Rica the most important lens was the 70-300 for birds and monkeys and the such. When in old Europe the general zoom (17-70) plus an UWA are much more critical because of the big buildings and tight spaces. One just cannot create a "universal travel kit" for all travel. And still it is important to keep the number of lens in check - by the end of the day, if you walk, your shoulders are going to complain, and you will not enjoy the trip.

Just one lens comes with me.... or sometimes two. 24-105L and optionally a 11-16 tokina. Usually that is enough.... though snowmobiling through Yellowstone I wish I had brought some big glass. Bus usually that is enough. I also pack a small camera for those situations where a big camera is not appropriate.

Lbsimon wrote in post #14673860
It is interesting to note that nobody asked the OP as to where he was going to travel, and the answer greatly depends on that. On a trip to Costa Rica the most important lens was the 70-300 for birds and monkeys and the such. When in old Europe the general zoom (17-70) plus an UWA are much more critical because of the big buildings and tight spaces. One just cannot create a "universal travel kit" for all travel. And still it is important to keep the number of lens in check - by the end of the day, if you walk, your shoulders are going to complain, and you will not enjoy the trip.

i'll be in sydney and melbourne for my upcoming trip!

the.forumer wrote in post #14691570
i'll be in sydney and melbourne for my upcoming trip!

Sorry, I have never been down under, and have no idea what to use there!